Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-05-24
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
Last Saturdays Star.
Copies Of last Saturdays mammoth ten-page
illustrated National Drill edition Of TIE STAR can
be had at the business Office in any required num-
Der.
Price 2 cents each; in wrapper, stamped, ready
for mailing, 3 cents.
THE SUPPLEMENT OF THE EVENING STAR to-day
contains: Night Scenes in Camp george WASH
1ngton, Washington's Defeat OF Detroit, Shooting
at O'Brien, the Thistle Partly American. the
Southern Presbytery Reports on Organic Union,
Telegraph1c Dispatches, &c. The advertisements
are classified as follows: Auction Sales, Educa-
tional, Ladies' Goods Books, Sewing Machines,
Proposals, Pianos and Organs, Housefurnishings
professional, Railroads, Potomac River Boats,
ocean Steamers, The Trades, Family Supplies,
Hotels, Wood and Coal, Financial Dentistry, Med
ical Undertakers.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal reve-
nue., $2:'s, 12O; customs, $685., 1854.
MAIL SERVICE ON THE New BALTIMORE AND OHIO
R0AD.-A railway mail service will be established
on the new line of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road between Baltimore and Philadelphia as soon
as Cne arrangements can be completed by the POST
Off1ce Department. number Of new pOst-OfficeS
VIII be established. The mail service on the Penn
sJiFanla ROAD Will be continued as 1t now is
PATENTS IssUED.-Patents have been issued to
citizens of the District as follows: william C.
Dodge, towel rack; Percy Metzger, canister; WILL
liam =. Schneider, shutter for Photographic CAM
era; John w. Shoenecker, combined bathing closet
ana apparatus Tor administering steam, hot air,
&C., baths.
SECRETARY LAMAR, In response to q letter from
ex-senator Van Wyck, OF Nebraska, asking that
the claims Of certain persons against the Burltng-
ton and Missouri Railroad in Nebraska be speedily
disposed or states that the final adjustment Of the
grant OF this road is now under consideration by
the department, and that it is believed that the
Forthcoming decision will furnish rule whereby
all individual claims can be adjusted.
INTERNAL REVENUE APpo1NTxENrs.-The secre-
tary OF the Treasury has appointed the following
storekeepers and gaugers: James r. Daily, Solo
mon Bachrach, at Baltimore, Md; W. M. scharf,
al Baltimore Md, to take effect June Is.
A MARSHAL APPoNTED.-The President has ap-
pointed Andrew H. Dill to be marshal of the
United States for the eastern district OF Pennsyl-
vanla.
CAPT. FREDERICK F. WHITEHEAD cOmmissary OF
subsistence, now On sick leave, has been assigned
to temporary duty as purchasing and depot COM
m1ssary OF subsistence In this CITY, to relieve Capt.
Wells Willard.
Hon. JOHN NICHOLS, the new labor member OF
Congress from the fourth North Carolina district,
now in the city for few days stopping at the
Ebbitt besides holding other Offices OF trust and
dstnctlon In his State, was for four years SUPER
1ntendent Of the North Carolina Institution for
the Deaf, Dumb, and Blind. 1t seems he has not
while he was sitting in front of the hotel last
evening", in company with several gentlemen, a
former former deal and dumb pupil OF the Institution
passed by and recognized Mr.. Nichols. They Inn
medfately saluted each other and held long con-
versation in the sign language.
THE CRUISER ATLANTA.-The report OF the Naval
Advisory Board On the q. s. 8. Atlanta has been
received. They recommend some additional
work, at small expense to ft the vessel for active
service and the Secretary OF the Navy has directed
the dlUerent bureaus to carry out the recommend.
alton.
To RESTORE THE LANDS HELD IN INDEMNITY
Secretary Lamar, as stated in THE STAR yesterday.
issued rule upon the land-grant roads which
have either made selection Of all the lands to
WHICH tney are respectively entitled, or have
selected all liable to such selection in Lieu OF those
OSt In place within the limits of their respective
grants to show cause on OF before the 27th Of
why the lands held In indemnity should not be re-
stored to the public domain. He has also issued a
similar rule returnabe on or before the 2sth inst
10 those roads which have not informed the In.
terror Department to what extent they are en-
titled to lands within their indemnity limits by
reason OF those lost in place in their respective
grants
ADMISSIONS TO THE NAVAL AcADEMY-Includin
the Japanese student, x. Nire twenty-six candi-
dates had passed both physical and mental exam
nations for admission to the Naval Academy up
to noon yesterday. Two were rejected physically
because they were under the prescribed size The
admissions yesterday were: Van Dyke Todd, Mich
1gan; Chas. Allen, Ohio; ThOS 8. kellogg, OF this
city, appointed by the President; K. Nire, empire
OF Japan; i. F. Maurin, Louisiana; w. L. Waller
Virginia; I. L. Jenkins North Carolina; Roby
Robinson VIM. l. Lancaster, Alabama; George
w. Laws, Iowa.
Mr.. T. E. STORM, Of the Bureau OF Construction
and Repairs, Navy Department., has been appoint
ed the representative Of that Department on the
central board OF cvt-service promotions under the
new regulations
AMONG THE CALLERS at the White House to-day
were Representative Springer, with Hon. W.
Broson, Of Jacksonville, ILL.,; Representatives
Grain, Bynum and SOwden, Hon. John Goode. ex
Representative Hunton, and Colonel Bright, of Ind
WARRANTS FOR s25, ,0o0. 600 were issued by the
Treasury Department yesterday. Nine million Of
this was taken out for pensions, and the rest for
other expenditures during the month.
THE superintendent OF the recruiting service has
been ordered to forward forty recruits to Fort
Smelling, MINI.
THE U. s. 8. GALENA has sailed from the WASH
ington navy-yard for Hampton Roads to join the
North Atlantic squadron
FOURTH-CLASS POSTMAsTERs-The folloyvtnp